Mississippi 2025 First Extraordinary Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 17 — Appropriation; Child Protection Services, Department of.

Last action — Approved by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 28, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on June 17, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Returned For Enrolling

  5. Passed

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. Referred To Appropriations

  8. Transmitted To Senate

  9. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  10. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  11. Passed

  12. Title Suff Do Pass

  13. Referred To Appropriations A

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (166)

166 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 35 Yea · 7 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28005
Democrat 3604
Unaffiliated 4101
Total 357010
% of votes cast 67%13%0%19%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Horhn — Yea
Parker — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Jordan — Nay
Polk — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Nay
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Nay
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Nay
Gary Brumfield Democrat Not Voting
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Not Voting
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Nay
Juan Barnett Democrat Not Voting
Reginald Jackson Democrat Nay
Rod Hickman Democrat Not Voting
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Not Voting
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Not Voting
Kathy L. Chism Republican Not Voting
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lane Taylor Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Not Voting
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage

Passed 86 Yea · 8 Nay · 26 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 69306
Unaffiliated 4000
Democrat 115020
Independent 2000
Total 868026
% of votes cast 72%7%0%22%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Bailey (49th) — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
Paden — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Not Voting
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Not Voting
Earle S. Banks Democrat Not Voting
Fabian Nelson Democrat Not Voting
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Not Voting
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Not Voting
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Not Voting
John G. Faulkner Democrat Not Voting
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Not Voting
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Justis Gibbs Democrat Not Voting
Kabir Karriem Democrat Not Voting
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Keith Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Kenji Holloway Democrat Not Voting
Lataisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Not Voting
Otis Anthony Democrat Not Voting
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Not Voting
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Not Voting
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Not Voting
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Not Voting
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Not Voting
Zakiya Summers Democrat Nay
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Andy Boyd Republican Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Not Voting
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Not Voting
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Nay
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Not Voting
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Not Voting
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Lane Taylor Republican Not Voting
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Not Voting
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Nay
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Nay
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 17?
HB 17 is sponsored by Jerry R. Turner (Republican), Omeria Scott (Democrat), John Read (Republican), Carl Mickens (Democrat), Missy McGee (Republican), Becky Currie (Republican), Sam Creekmore IV (Republican), Richard Bennett (Republican), and Clay Deweese (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 17?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 28, 2025. Enacted.
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